Musical instrument



Oct. 18, 1927,

W. J. HEBS ET AL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Fled July 12. l

Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STA WILLIAM J. IIEBS AND JACOB HULTGREEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

Application lcd July 12,

Thisinvention relatesin general to-musicallfinstruments such as slide trombones, but more specifically .the invent-ion relates to the valve mechanism for vreleasing the water or moisture which accumulates .in .the sliding member'rof the instrument. f

Heretoforevalves of this character have been provided but. the valve being located at the base or. outer endof the-sliding member, access thereto has been difficult as it is necessary Afor the 'user to reach tothe end ofthe slidingimember to actuate the valve, requiringholding of theinstrumerit in an awkward or unnatural position, to drain the moisture therefrom. A

It is one of the .objectsof the present invention to provide. an. improved .const-ruction of. valve tand operating mechanism therefor in an instrument. of this character whereby thevalve may*A be'operated from la pointfadjacent theihand holding., portion of the slide, and which mechanism will be in a convenient position and at the same time will not prese-nt an unsightly appearance to the instrument.

To the'attainment of Athese ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction. combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing lillustrating this invention, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a trombone having a valve and operating mechanism constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention applied thereto.

F igurc 2 is an enlarged detailed elevation` partly in section and partly broken away of a portion of the slide member.

Figure 3 is a detached perspective view of the valve, support therefor and a portion of the operating mechanism of the valve.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 1 -4, Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the numeral 10 designates generally the horn portion of a trombone, 11 the slide member and 12 the mouth piece, the slide member being provided with a cross bar 13 forming a. hand hold and the horn member being provided with cross bars or braces 14 by which the horn member may be grasped.

192e. serial No. 121,598.

All of the above referredl to parts are1 of the] ordinary iand well known constructionf' i* The slide `member'll is provided with a discharge outlet yopening '15 adjacentjand to one side ofthe1U bendfl Orputeieii-f. tranny jef the Slide .member .and'thraugii which opening I5 'm'oislturefwhich facclimwV lates inlthe instrument; during theplayingthereof, is adapted t' 'be"`,discha'fr'gedt '.1 y A valve 17 is4 proyidedftdformfa:closure' for the discharge outlet^1f5 andthis valve. 17 is :connected'to an orflevei" `1`8`=piv otally mounted' intermediate its'- asatl 19 upon asupport 20,` which is attached"-to" or forms a portion 'ot the" slide ,member 11. The discharge opening'115 and4 the valve 1f" with the operating lever* are'ldisposed'so that neither will be. .st r,uckbyfai1y,object while playing -the instrument o ifwhen the instrument rests'upon the v'oorf and jupon the Ubend. i ""'i i:

an operating member22'which is construct;

ed of vany desired or suitablejfmaterial, pref#v through a 'tubular casing '23jsecured along' one ofthelle'gs o r 'portions of the ",Aslidem'em-l ber 11. `Thecasing2?{terminates`in'an en'-Vv larged portion 24 which is connected to and preferably passes through the cross bar or brace 13 and terminates in close promixity to the brace.

An operating knob or button 25 is connected with the flexible member 22 and preferably telescopes into the enlarged portion 24. Within this portion 24 is arranged a resilient element preferably in the form of a coil spring 26, which encompasses the flexible member 22. One end of the spring abuts the base of the enlarged portion 24 and the other end abuts the extremity of the knob or button 25.

The normal tendency of the resilient element 26 is to move the lever 18 in a direction to cause the valve 17 to be seated so that it will close the discharge outlet opening 15. This will cause the knob or button 25 to be projected beyond the extremity of the enlarged portion 24 of the .casing so that when the operator is holding the instrument the knob or button 25 will be in a convenient position to be engaged by one of the fingers of the hand which grips the brace or hand holding portion 13 of the slide member 11.

By depressing the knob or button 2; the lever 18 will be moved about its pivot to nnseat the 'valve 17 and to permit; thermoissture to bedisc'hged through theoutlet- 'opening 15.

l'Vith this. ,im',iiovedb-teonstruetion;itL ,will

be manifest that the valve muy be readily operated at :my time :md in :iziy-posib'com-.-

of the slide member and is in u convenient Adisengageinent of the hand of the operator fronil'the natural' positionf fo'i'fholdinghthc instrument while plying.:Y i i i' Furthermore the 'valve and t'hckipernting mechanismwill be cotnpzlctly :i1"'r:uigei":mfl

will not 'be unsightly' to thf' ins'trmnent,` theA tubulin` casing beingfiiraf Ygcd'iziloiig o" thellegs 0 1A thefslide' will@ jt. bcrorisl" and will not be noticeable server of the instrument?.

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'and tolone sideof Athe U ben lx of the. ab:

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casingY extending along the slide member, one" 'cuffrhercof terminating :irljnccntl the ."zlr'c" i" .the other'end supported by the 4siilc han-'le :1 lerole element extending through the ubuinrfcnsing :1nd the slide linnlle und connected with the valve` an operating?member'connected with the Hexihleumeiiiber and disposed in z: position to be :indfdepressed'by :i linger of the "vhichgm'sp's l the 'slide handle -for said re ii'lnst mir ein ble'il' lhd. 'In testimony wvrLriAiwizr; HEBS: JACQB- AHU1-JPGREEN.y

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